Combined pad and holder



l. E. PRATT COMBINED PAD AND HOLDER Filed .Dec 29, 1921 Patented Dec. 23, 1924.

UNITD IRWIN E. PRATT, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR O'F ONE-HALF TO `SAIMUEL A. GREENWOOD, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

COMBINED PAD AND HOLDER.

Application filed December 29, 1921. Serial No. 525,663.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, IRWIN E. PRATT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California., have invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Pads and Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates toI scratch pads, writing tablets andthe like, and a purpose of my invention is the provision of a combined pad and holder therefor by means of which the several leaves of the pad are securely held in pad formation and at the same time permitting of the successive use and removal of the leaves.

I will describe one form of pad and three forms of holders all embodying my invention land will then point out the novel features thereof in claims.4

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a view showing in perspective one form of pad and holder embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2 with the pad removed.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section taken on the line i-i of Fig. 3 with the pad :in ap-y plied position.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a modified form of holder in applied position with respect to the pad and a. desk blotter.

Fig. 6 is a view showing in side elevation another form o-f holder embodying my invention in applied position with respect to the portable telephone pedestal and the pad shown in the preceding views.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts in each o-f the several views.

Referring specifically to the drawings and particularly to Fig. 1, my invention in its present embodiment is shown as including a pad P made up of a plurality of leaves of equal size and secured in pad formation by means of binding elements S formed of rubber or other suitable compressible material which are associated with the sides of the pad either with or without the use of adhesive material. In the latter instance, the binding elements cooperate with the holder I-I, which, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, comprises in the present instance a horizontal or intermediate portion 15 and vertical or end portions 16, the holder as a unit being of substantially U formation and con Structed of a ,single length of resilient metal. As s hown in Fig. 3, the vertical portions 16 are each outstruck to provide upon its inner side downwardly extending spurs 17 and vertically arranged securing ribs 18.

In the applied position of the holder I-I to the pad P as shown in Figs. 1 and'2, the spurs 17 engage the binding elements S to prevent upward displacement of the ele-ments 1 from the holder, while the ribs 18 are likea wise embedded inthe elements to prevent longitudinal movement o-f the elements within the holder.

When not employing adhesive material for securing the binding elements to the pad, a pad is employed which is of a width slightly exceeding the distance between the binding elements S. so that in applying the pad to the holder the end portions 16 are slightly expanded and the binding elements slightly compressed. Therefore, with the pad in applied position in the holder, the leaves comprising the pad `are frictionally secured in the holder under the expansion action of the binding elements. It will be understood that the binding action is such that the single remo-val of the leaves can be readily effected.

Referring now to Fig. 5, I have here shown another form of holder designated generally at I-I and which is of the same construction as the holder I-I with the eX- ception that the horizontal portion 15 is split and outstruck to provide securing fingers 19 which are arranged Vin pairs with the ngers of each pair bent inwardly toward each other so that they co-act in effecting the secure gripping 0f an' element B. The element B in the present instance is a desk blotter provided with suitable openings through which the vertical portions 16 of the holder rl are extended so that the springs 17 and ribs 18 are disposed above the blotter. Other openings are also formed in the blotter B through which the securing fingers 19 are extended, so that after such fingers are bent in the manner shown they serve to securely retain the holder as a unit upon the blotter. The pad P is retained within the holder H in the same manner, that is to say, the spurs and ribs of the holder engage the rubber strips S with the leaves of the pad Q 5) `l glued to the strips. As the holtler H is Xed Within the blotter B it Will be ,lelear that 'the pad is securely retained on the blotter and in convenient position for ready use.

Referring to Fig. 6, have hlereshovvn another forni of holder designate-ld at H2 and which is of the saine construetion as the holder H with the exception that one of the vertical portions 16 is provided with an L-shaped extension 20 adapted to have the horizontal portion thereof disposed be* tween the base 2l and the base/plate 22 of a portable telephone pedestal thereby causing the holder H to securely retain the pad P in convenient position upon the telephone pedestal.

Although l have herein shown and described only one forni el' pad and three forms of holders all embodying my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and inodilications may be made herein Without departing from the spirit of the invention and the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

lvlfhat claim is:

l. A holder for pads comprising a single length of metal bent in the forni of a U and having the parallel portions thereof split and outstruck to provide spurs adapted for retaining a pad against displacement from the holder in one direction, and ribs adapted tor preventing the displacement of a pad from the holder in another direotion.

2. ln coinbination7 a pad including relatively soft strips of material and adhesively secured to the pad, a holder embracing the pad, ineans carried by the holder and engageable with the strips for locking the pad Within the holder, and an extension formed in the holder and adapted to be clamped for supporting the holder and pad.

ln testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this specification.

lRWlN E. PRATT. 

